Zen Admire Sxy Firmware Flash File Download [Stock Rom]

The ZEN Admire Sxy (SC7731) was a compact budget smartphone that, according to extensive user reports on technical forums, was plagued by a critical failure in its core timekeeping and system applications. A widespread and highly specific complaint was a persistent “Unfortunately, Clock has stopped” error loop, where the stock Clock application—responsible for alarms, timers, and the stopwatch—would crash immediately upon launch. This rendered one of the most fundamental smartphone functions unusable and was a major source of frustration for owners. This issue was frequently accompanied by a “SIM Toolkit has stopped” crash that appeared incessantly and a false “USB Storage unexpectedly removed” notification. These problems pointed to severe corruption in system applications and the storage management service. Flashing this official V3 stock firmware is the definitive solution to replace the corrupted applications and restore reliable alarm and system functionality.

ZEN Admire Sxy Firmware Details

Download Official Firmware for ZEN Admire Sxy

Why Flash This Specific Firmware?

• Fix “Clock has stopped” Crash Loop: This is the most critical and device-specific reason for using this firmware. If your Admire Sxy’s alarm and timer app is crashing constantly, flashing the V3 .pac file performs a clean installation of the DeskClock APK and its associated timekeeping services, which is the only proven method to permanently resolve these crashes and restore reliable alarm functionality, as confirmed by user testimonials.
• Resolve “SIM Toolkit has stopped” Error: Address the annoying and persistent crash of the SIM application. The firmware flash reinstalls the Stk (SIM Toolkit) application, fixing the resource conflicts that cause it to crash, especially during network registration.
• Eliminate False “USB Storage unexpectedly removed” Notification: Fix the erroneous storage notification by restoring the original VOLD (Volume Daemon) service and storage configuration, which clears the bug that mistakenly reports USB storage events.
• Recover from System Instability: Unbrick your device or resolve the frequent freezes and crashes that are often a direct consequence of these core application failures.

Some of the Bug / Firmware Fixes

• Firmware V3 (January 6, 2016): This build was released to directly address a critical database corruption issue within the Clock application’s alarm and timer storage, which was the root cause of the persistent “Clock has stopped” crashes that rendered the app unusable in earlier software versions.
• Updated the SIM Toolkit (Stk) application to resolve a compatibility issue with certain carrier SIM cards that caused the app to crash repeatedly during the initial network registration process.
• Patched the VOLD storage daemon to fix a faulty event listener that was incorrectly triggering “USB Storage unexpectedly removed” notifications even when no external storage was connected.

How to Flash the Firmware

Flashing the `.pac` firmware onto your ZEN Admire Sxy requires the SPD Upgrade Tool. Follow these steps:

1. Download and extract the Zen_Admire_Sxy_SC7731_V3_20160106.zip file on your computer.
2. Launch the SPD Upgrade Tool.
3. Click the gear icon (“Load Packet”) and select the `.pac` file from the extracted firmware folder.
4. After the file loads, click the play icon (“Start Downloading”).
5. Power off your ZEN Admire Sxy completely.
6. Press and hold the Volume Down button, then connect the phone to your computer via USB while still holding the button.
7. The tool will detect the device, and flashing will begin. You can release the volume button now.
8. Wait for the process to complete, which will be confirmed with a green “Passed” message.
9. Disconnect the phone and power it on. The first boot can take 5 to 10 minutes.

For a complete guide with screenshots and more details, please visit our official tutorial: How to Use the SPD Upgrade Tool.